Jhpiego midwife speaks at World Health Organization tsunami conference in Thailand
05 May 2005
Ms. Anne Hyre, a Senior Midwife and Preservice Training Advisor at Jhpiego,
was part of "Private Sector Partnerships for Health Action in
Crises"—a panel presentation held during the World Health Organization
(WHO) Conference on the Health Aspects
of the Tsunami Disaster in Asia. The conference was held from 4-6 May 2005 in Phuket,
Thailand.
Ms. Hyre described how private funding can support relief efforts in the public
sector. To illustrate her point, she described Jhpiego's partnerships with private sector
companies to reestablish and improve health care delivery in Indonesia—one of the
countries hardest-hit by the tsunami.
Other speakers included both public and private sector
representatives. Dr. Knut Ole Sundnes, President of the World
Association for Disaster and Emergencies; Dr. Milan Sannerkvist,
WHO/AFRO Emergency and Humanitarian Health Coordinator for Southern Africa; and
Dr. Ron Waldman, Professor at Columbia University represented the former. Dr. Philip Hedger, Executive
Managing Director of International Affairs at Pfizer Inc.; Mr. Brent Woodworth,
Worldwide Segment Manager for IBM Global Solutions' Crisis Response Team; and Mr.
Terrence Cuddyre, Citigroup Country Officer of Citibank, N.A., in Thailand
represented the latter.
Private sector representatives discussed their companies'
tsunami relief efforts, as well as an initiative by Former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and
George Bush to create a solid, coordinated working relationship between United Nations relief
agencies and private corporations. In his plenary presentation at the end of the
conference, Dr. Waldman listed public-private partnerships as an important area
of expansion.
To view these and other conference presentations, visit the WHO
Web site.
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Mr. Terrence Cuddyre, Dr. Knut Ole Sundnes, Mr. Brent Woodworth,
Dr. Philip Hedger and
Ms. Anne Hyre (photo courtesy of R. Paik)
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About Jhpiego
For nearly 40 years, Jhpiego, (pronounced "ja-pie-go"), has empowered front-line health
workers by designing and implementing simple, low-cost, hands-on solutions that
strengthen the delivery of health care services, following the
household-to-hospital continuum of care. We partner with community- to
national-level organizations to build sustainable, local capacity through
advocacy, policy and guidelines development, and quality and performance
improvement approaches.
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